MPs push for deregulated flight route

Southern Queensland state MPs have added their voices to calls for the deregulation of a local flight route.

Trevor Watts, John McVeigh and Howard Hobbs met the state Transport Minister yesterday to discuss allowing direct flights between Toowoomba, Roma and Sydney.

The Brisbane to Roma route has been regulated since 2009, meaning only one carrier can fly between the two airports.

Mr Watts says Minister Scott Emerson gave them a good hearing.

"There's a few technical issues and a few logistical issues and hopefully we can move forward and solve those because I think very much with the fly-in, fly-out community based in and around Roma and also the community of Toowoomba trying to access Roma, I think opening up that potential through path will be very helpful," he said.

"The Minister's going to look at some of the logistical issues and some of the issues relating to the route itself and he's going to come back to us in a short space of time and let us know what he finds.

"He was supportive of the concept, subject to solving some of those problems."